Cancer Research

2017-03-29T22:26:26-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/f3b/20170329234214002_hd.jpgThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on cancer research, including the National Cancer Research Moonshot Initiative. Witnesses included Tammi Carr, the mother of Chad Carr, who died from a rare pediatric brain tumor, and cancer researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The panelists gave testimony on medical innovation in cancer research, disparities in clinical trials for minorities, and the possible effects of President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal for the National Institutes of Health on future research.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on cancer research, including the National Cancer Research Moonshot…
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on cancer research, including the National Cancer Research Moonshot Initiative. Witnesses included Tammi Carr, the mother of Chad Carr, who died from a rare pediatric brain tumor, and cancer researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The panelists gave testimony on medical innovation in cancer research, disparities in clinical trials for minorities, and the possible effects of President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal for the National Institutes of Health on future research. close